Traveling bag



Jan. 6. 1925.

J. RECKER TRAVELING BAG Filed Dec.' 16, 1922 A TTOR/V E Y Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

unirse stares innate PATENT serien TRAVELINGrV BAG.

Application filed Dezember` 16; 1922.3 serial No. 607,290.

same, reference being made'to the accom-A panying drawings, and to numeralsof reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

The invention relates toa stiffening member, a plurality of which are inserted along the upright sides of the bag to keep the same in the shape desired.

The stiffening member consists of a. fiat metallic, resilient strip,- asspring steel or the like, having its end portions beaded, said stiffening member beingentirely unsecured at either extremity, one end loosely rest-ing in a guiding receptacle. attached to the top frame member of the bag and the other end terminating. in close proximity of the bottom of the bag. The beaded portions of the st-iffening members serve to provide a suitable fit in the guiding receptacle and also prevents chaling of the lining material which might occur if the ends were left sharp.

The invention also comprehends improvements in details of the construction and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the bag embodying the preferred form of my invention, showing one corner and also a portion of the inner lining broken away.

Figure 2 represents a detailed section taken transversely across the bag through a pair of stiffening members.

Figure 3 represents a transverse section of the bag illustrating a modification of the stiffening member; and.

Figure 4 represents a section illustrating a modification of the guide for the st-iffening members.

end portions 3 and 4r respectively, and aV bottom 5. The bag-is of ordinaryV shape,

opening longitudinally of the top, provided with asuitable frame comprising two mem.-v bers 6 and 7, pivoted at 8, the frame having the usualt locks 9, l()` and-'11, and a handle 12.

The stiffening member 13, :preferably a flat metallic resilient strip', extends the en tire height of the upright sidesl and 2, of the bag. The number and loc-ation of the stiffening members may of course bevaried. The ends 14 and 15 offthe stiffening members are` bent around" to form a beach the bottom end 15 resting loosely near the bottom of the bag andthe other end 14 resting loosely inthe guide 16 which is secured to the sides of the top frame of the bag, asby welding or the like. The stiftening member may ifV desired be located in a pocket 17: secured to an inner fabric 1S` ol the bag, which is secured to the side, en'dand bottom portions of the bag1,.2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, as by gluing, sewing or the like.

Theguiding member 16 may be channelshaped, or in the shapeof a boX- to better` guide thebeaded endf of the stiffening member. It will. be clear thatthe guide members constitute as constructed a channelshaped or box-like structure allowing a ready exchange of the loose stiffening members if repairs should become necessary and securely hold said members against accidental displacement or total disengagement. An inner lining 27 may be introduced inside of the bag to cover the pockets and inner fabric.

The stiffening members relieve the body of the bag of all downward load strains applied to the top of the bag and keep it in the shape desired.

In Figure 3, it will be noticed that one of the beaded ends of the stiffening member 19 is located in a guide 16 secured to the frame member 6 substantially as in Figures 1 and 2, and that said member extends along the side 1 of the bag, but does not terminate near the bottom thereof as before, but continues around the bottom 5 and up along the side 2 of the bag and ends as before in a bead resting in the guide 16, which is secured to the frame member 7. rlhe inner fabric 18 which preferably has a long continuous pocket 2O secured thereto, contains the stiffening member '19. The action of this stiffening member 19 to an applied load is similar to that of the stiffening members 13.

The inner lining 27 conceals the presence of the stiening member.

In Figure 4, a modified form of the guide 28 is illustrated which is secured to the frame members 6 and 7 and in which the ends 14 of the stifening member 13 are located.

The only diii'erence between the guide 28 illustrated in Figure t and the guides illus-V tratedl in Figures 1, 2 and 3, is that the upper and lower portions 25 and 24 of the guide are bent inwardly to form a contracted portion in to which the beaded ends of the guides may be inserted, the contracted portion of the guide serving to prevent accidental displacement of the beaded ends of a stiiening member.

Experience has-demonstrated that the organization above described is a highly eilicient one, and while I have shown the preferred embodiment of my present invention, I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as obvious modiiications thereof, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made by any skilled mechanic, and such departure from what is herein set forth, I consider withinthe scope and terms of my claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z- 1. A bag having` a pair of frame members, box-shaped guide members on the frame members, an entirely unsecured stiifening member within the bag and removed a distance from the corner thereof extending the entire height of the upright sides of the bag, one end of said stiffening member beaded to be received and held by said guide members for allowing a ready exchange of said stil'ening members and securing the same against accidental displacement, and he other end abutting the bottom of the 2. A bag having a pair of frame members, guides on the frame members, a plurality of stiiening members within the bag and removed a distance from the corners thereof extending the entire height of the upright sides and corners of the bag, said stiliening member consisting of a flat resilient metallic strip, having its ends bent to form a bead, and being entirely unsecured, one end of Said stiifening member engaging in the guide on the frame member and the other end abutting the bottom of the bag.

3. A bag having a pair of frame members, guides on said frame members, a pluralitf,v of stii'ening members within the bag and removed a distance from the corners there of, each stiiiening member extending the entire height of the upright sides of the bag, and consisting of a `flat resilient metallic strip, havin-g its ends bent to form a bead, said beaded ends resting in the guides on the frame members.

This specification signed and witnessed this 31st day of October, 1922.

JOHN BECKER.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FISCHER, F. HALL. 

